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VS-23 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was disestablished on 27 September 1968.
From 19 June-2 December 1958, VS-23 was assigned to for a Western Pacific deployment.
From 1961-68, VS-25 and
VS-23 in 1951
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Operational history
From 19 June-2 December 1958, VS-23 was assigned to for a Western Pacific deployment.
From 1961-68, VS-25 and VS-25
VS-25 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron 25 (VC- 25) on 1 April 1949, it was redesignated Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS-25) on 20 April 1950 and disestablished on 27 September 1968.
Operati ...
''Golden Eagles'' were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to .
VS-23 was embarked on USS ''Yorktown'' for three Vietnam deployments:
*23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965
*6 January-27 July 1966
*28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968
On 17 March 1968, an S-2E disappeared on a night anti-submarine patrol. Four days later, aircraft wreckage was recovered, and assumed to be from the plane. All four crewmen were listed as killed in action, but their bodies were never recovered.
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports: * NAS North Island *Los Alamitos NAS, Los Alamitos, CaliforniaAircraft assignment
*TBM Avenger
The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...
*S-2 Tracker
The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventiona ...
See also
*List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
There are hundreds of US Navy aircraft squadrons which are not currently active dating back to before World War II (the U.S. Navy operated aircraft prior to World War I, but it did not organize them in squadrons until after that war). To be mo ...
* History of the United States Navy
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" the ...
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VS-23 in 1951
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